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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With Sumō Wrestling Motif (相撲図鐔)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark gray metal object, circular with one oval and one triangular shaped hole. Two men, no shirts, wearing only loincloths, grappling. Man on the left crouched, right arm extended. Man on the right lunging forward. Gold accents around waists and on man's armor.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1615–1868
Medium
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 600 px
Public Domain
Yes
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